The most complete information on environmental effects of arctic response techniques to date.

In the event of an oil spill accident in the Arctic, there is a need for rapid assessment and response based on prior planning to manage the environmental consequences. For the first time, this arctic NEBA information and support site brings together the substantial volume of existing research on environmental effects of arctic oil spill response techniques enabling oil spill response decision makers to select and identify key literature supporting oil spill decision making.

Information has been reviewed and compiled in one place. A fully searchable report and literature database enable rapid access to a wide scientific knowledge base for minimising environmental impact when defining an optimal oil spill response strategy.

Environmental Effects of Spilled Oil and Response Technologies in the Arctic

Environmental Effects Literature Database Search

Net Environmental Benefit Analysis in the Arctic

Oil spill response planning and preparedness in Arctic regions must overcome several unique challenges, particularly periods of prolonged darkness, cold temperatures, environmental and ecological sensitivities, remoteness, and seasonal/dynamic sea ice conditions. Screening methods for spill mitigation assessment have been developed that incorporate knowledge about the environmental fate of spilled oil, effects on different habitats and organisms, and their ability to recover following exposure.

This information portal of Arctic-related environmental and ecological information was developed to provide access to a rapidly expanding body of scientific knowledge for evaluation of exposure, vulnerability to the potential effects of spilled oil, and the potential for recovery of different aquatic habitats and aquatic life after exposure.

This information portal can be used with more quantitative risk assessment tools, such as those that incorporate fate and transport modeling and ecological data, to estimate the likely consequences of spilled oil and the relative efficacy of mechanical recovery, in situ burning, and use of dispersants for mitigating the impacts on marine aquatic life, habitats and keystone Arctic species.

Net Environmental Benefit Analysis in the Arctic

Oil spill response planning and preparedness in Arctic regions must overcome several unique challenges, particularly periods of prolonged darkness, cold temperatures, environmental and ecological sensitivities, remoteness, and seasonal/dynamic sea ice conditions. Screening methods for spill mitigation assessment have been developed that incorporate knowledge about the environmental fate of spilled oil, effects on different habitats and organisms, and their ability to recover following exposure.

This information portal of Arctic-related environmental and ecological information was developed to provide access to a rapidly expanding body of scientific knowledge for evaluation of exposure, vulnerability to the potential effects of spilled oil, and the potential for recovery of different aquatic habitats and aquatic life after exposure.

This information portal can be used with more quantitative risk assessment tools, such as those that incorporate fate and transport modeling and ecological data, to estimate the likely consequences of spilled oil and the relative efficacy of mechanical recovery, in situ burning, and use of dispersants for mitigating the impacts on marine aquatic life, habitats and keystone Arctic species.